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Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead

Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead


Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead
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Save the Children has confirmed that two of its staff were killed in a Christmas Eve massacre blamed on junta troops that left the charred remains of dozens of people on a highway in eastern Myanmar.

Anti-junta fighters said they found more than 30 bodies, including women and children, on a highway in Kayah state where pro-democracy rebels have been fighting the military.

Save the Children later said two of its staff members had been caught up in the incident and were missing.

Myanmar has been in chaos since the coup in February, with more than 1,300 people killed in a crackdown by security forces, according to a local monitoring group.

Troops killed a number of people in the following clash, a spokesperson, Zaw Min Tun, said, without giving details.

The Myanmar Witness monitor said it had confirmed local media reports and witness accounts from local fighters that 35 people including children and women were burnt and killed by the military in the attack.

Satellite data also showed a fire had occurred around 1pm local time (0630 GMT) on Friday in Hpruso, it added.

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